Meat-tenderer.



No. 7I5,695. Patented Dec. 9, i902.l

` F.` M. ROBINSON,

MEAT TENDEBER.

@ppuencion mcd my 23, 1902:)

(No Model.) V

UNITED STATES nnTnNfr rricn.v

FRANCIS M. ROBINSON, OF ZION STATION, KENTUCKY.

MEAT-TENDERER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,695, dated December9,1902. y

Application filed May 23, 1902.

TootZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANCIS M. ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Zion Station, in the county of Grant and State ofKentucky,l1ave invented certain new and useful Improvements inMeat-Tenderers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to that class of culinary articles commonly knownas meat-tenderers, and has for its object to provide a device simple inconstruction and at the same time possessed of advantages not heretoforeacquired in this art.

The device consists, essentially, of the type having two plates pivotedto each other and adapted to swing toward and meet upon opposing faces,the said faces being provided with means for separating the tendons,ligaments, and otherwise tough portions of the meat. Teeth are usuallyprovided for this latter purpose. The plates themselves are so connectedthat they are adapted to be readily separated to facilitate cleaning andforother purposes which will be apparent.

The invention also contemplates the provision of means for'allowingdifferent thicknesses of meat to be placed between the plates andrendered suitable for eating purposes by the operation hereinbeforementioned.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof,and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention aresusceptible of modification, still the preferred embodimentof theinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figurel is a View showing the device open and ready for use. Fig. 2 is across-sectional View. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of one of themashing-teeth. lFig. 4 is a cross-section showing the hinge member. Fig.5 is an inverted perspective View of a hinge member. Corresponding andlike parts are referred to in the following description and indicatedSerial No. 108,690. (No model.)

in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The plates l and 2 are hinged together by the hinge members 3 and 4,respectively. Located upon the opposing faces of the said plates are theintermeshing teeth 5, which are preferably removably affixed forpurposes of cleaning the device when the same becomes clogged or isotherwise rendered unfit to be used. The upper plate l has upon itsupper side the handle 6, which is disposed thereon in any preferredmanner. The lower or bed plate 2 may be secured to a table or otherobject by suitable fastenings provided for the purpose.

The hinge members are provided with the adjustable means for allowingvaried thicknesses of meat to be tendered. These members 3 and 4 arealso secured to the plates in any suitable manner, being shown disposedupon the side edges of the same andhaving their end portions extendedbeyond the plates. The pivot-rod 7 is fixed in the usual manner. Aseries of holes 8 upon the hinge members 4 allow for adjustment of thepivot-rod 7, and consequently the pivotal point of the plates withrelation to each other. The corresponding portions of the hinge member 3have open slots 9 therein, the open ends of which slots are closed bythe pivoted latch-pieces 10. These latch-pieces 10 are held normally, s0as to close the slots by the springs 1l, fastened between the plate land its hinge members. One end of the spring engages over a lug l2,formed upon the latch-piece. To separate the plates from each other,these springs are disengaged from the lugs and the latch-pieces swungopen.

The slots 9, in conjunction with the springs l1, allow for a limitedyielding of the plates as they are yforced toward each other to closeupon the meat. The length of these slots will adapt the device foraccommodation of different thicknesses of meat fo some extent. However,the adjustment of the pivot-rod 7 is especially designed for thispurpose.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is l. Incombination, meat-tenderer plates hingedly secured together, hingemembers projected from the said plates, one of said IOO members havingan open slot to receive the ing being clamped between the said springpivot-fastening, the open end ofsaid slot bel and latch-piece, allpermitting of automatic ing normally closed bya pivoted latch-piece,yielding separation of the tenderer-plates :5 the corresponding hingememberhaving openupon compressing the substance to be treated,

5 ings to receive the pivot-fastening aforeinensubstantially asdescribed.

tioned, substantially as set forth. In testimony whereof I affix mysignature 2. In combination, hinged tenderer-plates, in presence of twoWitnesses. projected hinge members, one of said lnem- FRANCIS M ROBINSON[L S l bers having an open slot to receive the pivot- :o fastening, theopen end of the slotbeingclosed by a pivoted latch-piece, a springadapted to hold the latch-piece closed, the pivot-fasten-

